I've been a fan of The Police since my college days. Stewart Copeland has always been one of my favorite drummers. I am currently reading his autobiography, "Strange things happen" and found an interesting quote regarding one of his first gigs as a drummer. When I read this I thought of many implications and applications for the church to think about. Let me know what you think.

"A thousand voices echo up the stone arches that frame the ancient stained glass windows. Floodlit from the outside, these twelfth-century images of obscure piety combine with the soaring hymns to sear the art receptors in my adolescent brain. There is nothing more beautiful than music. All of the magnificent architecture that towers overhead is just a vessel for the sound that sweeps through me. In fact the sound forgives the overall creepiness of the church experience. All afternoon while I set up my drums amid the school orchestra and wait for the Christmas service to begin, that guilt of alienation creeps around me, pervading the cold damp air. Few places are chillier than an English church without its congregation. The cold stone statues are impassive, but they know I am apostate."